Option Trading Article of the Week
Option Trading - Avoid The Option Expiration Rip-Off!
Posted by Pete Stolcers on June 9
In today’s option trading blog I want to try and save you some money. Have you ever been long an in-the-money (ITM) option and cursed at the Market Makers because the options were bid under parity? I have and there is a way to by-pass them altogether. This article could save you hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars. Let’s look at an example. You are long 10 of the $50 calls and the stock is $58 x $58.10. The options are $8 in the money but the market on them is $7.80 x $8.20. You want to get out at a…Read the rest of Option Trading - Avoid The Option Expiration Rip-Off!
Stock Options Question of the Week
How Can I Use Options To Capitalize On A Pre-Open Move?
Posted by Pete Stolcers on November 20
Question Yesterday a stock dropped 21% during premarket trading due to an earnings "miss". I wanted to buy a put option figuring it would increase 450% in value as the stock dropped. I entered orders before the market opened, but I was not able to get filled. How can I execute my option order in these situations?
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